A little off topic...

[OhioBPH]

But you guys are basically my coworkers, and I need somewhere to talk this out.

So as many of you know I am in Nursing School, classes start in 9 days and clinicals start the week after.

So many of the women in my cohort are being a little overly dramatic about the likelihood that their clothing/shoes/watch will get bodily fluids on them. Fo example several of them have opted for all leather shoes to protect their feet from blood/urine. Even to the point of buying shoes that are less comfortable?

I have worked in healthcare for a long time, and I have worked bedside as a sitter/MA and have not really ever been in a situation where my feet were at risk of getting that dirty and the rest of my body was fine? Like if you have that much blood or urine coming your way you'll be getting it on your leg/sock/etc and your foot.

I dk it just seems silly.

[Luchador, CNA, EMT-B]

What are these students going to do when a homeless guy exposes them to TB?

Pee and sh** are the least of their worries.

[ICUtoSchoolNSG]

I worked in an ICU for 20 years. I threw out a few pairs of sneakers, and had to wear OR scrubs home a few times. Once a fellow nurse accidentally got bloody stool in my hair. It's a long story, but the point is; if the biggest thing on their minds is bodily fluid exposure then I would encourage them to explore a different profession.

[Glitternurse, LVN]

If they are that worried about those kinds of things, they may need to reconsider their career choice.

completely agree!!!!

[GenieToBe]

Well, the other day I was helping another nurse place a foley and right after insertion, we immediately got sprayed with liquid feces. It came out like a chocolate geyser. I'm not sure that I've ever seen anything quite like it. I mean it was everywhere, our faces, hands, scrubs, feet, the floor, the wall, the ceiling, and it just kept coming. Doc was in the room by the computer, which was about the only place in the room that hadn't been painted in poo, and just said that he'd place an order for a rectal tube.

This actually happened to me and my colleague. Not only the room was painted in watery pale brownish yellow colored feces but also the three PA's and the Prof who just happened to open the door!!

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!